dressage girth-sizing?

[Alex_kate]

need to get a dressage girth for my gorgeous new dressage saddle, not sure what size to get as they are different to gp girths. my GP girth is 54"

any ideas?

thanks

 

[Law]

my horse is a 38" girth and an 18" dressage girth if that gives you a comparison

I think they say it is approx half the normal length which is about right in my case

 

[amandathepanda]

There was a thread similar to this yesterday which you may find helpful - I would go for about a 26 inch but until you get the saddle it will be difficult to be exact! My 17 hand WB dressage horse take a 28 inch dressage girth and his normal girth is a 56 inch, my 16.2 WB takes a 26 inch.

 

[Thistle]

It's about half, but round it up to nearest 2" gap, so 54 , would probably be a 28

 

[dianchi]

Law- have u got a leather dressage girth and where did u find it??????
Sorry for hijacking!

 

[kildalton]

It does depend on the length of the straps on your dressage saddle. Daughter's is a 48inch normal girth and a 30inch dressage girth.

 

[Alex_kate]

i think prob 26 then, i can always swap it just needed a general idea!! thanks

 

[walkandtrot]

I didnt have a clue either when I bought my first one, so I tied a length of baler twine from one girth strap under the belly to the other tied a knot in the two ends and took it too my tack shop and said have u got a girth this size! didnt look at me too wierdly!